| There are a few hobbies that are very rewarding. | | | | Seeing pictures of old or antique bottles will also |
| Searching the beach for lost coins or precious | | | | help you to determine what to keep and what to |
| metals will only get you sunburn, collecting stamps | | | | leave when you find something interesting. You |
| is a delicate fad that's reserved for the serious | | | | can attend auctions or search on line for old |
| collector. Collecting old bottles is some of the | | | | bottles. Half the fun is getting out into nature and |
| most fun you can have. If you like to seek | | | | discovering what nobody has found. When you do |
| treasure in antique bottles there are plenty of | | | | find a bottle along the river bank it will probably |
| places to search. | | | | be full of sand, gently clean it with a light |
| Most of the time you can find old bottles around | | | | detergent at home. Don't put it in the dishwasher, |
| river beds, its best to search in the daytime since | | | | which may damage the glass. |
| you can see better and most likely find them | | | | If you grew up near an area that had open |
| without too much digging. Always be careful and | | | | spaces you might begin your search there. Visiting |
| mindful when you start searching, river banks are | | | | your old stomping grounds is also a wonderful |
| dangerous. If a sand bar is available search there | | | | place to discover old bottles. You will know the |
| first. The best results can be found when the | | | | area better and chances are you can search with |
| river is low; the receding water will reveal many | | | | more confidence than on a river bank or river |
| hidden bottles. | | | | bed. Old abandon houses usually have treasures |
| Take a sack with you to collect what you find, | | | | such as antique bottles around, get permission |
| also take a small garden shovel in case you need | | | | before searching the attic or basement. |
| to unearth a buried bottle. Make sure to map out | | | | Vintage bottles are hard to find because most of |
| where you want to search and don't forget | | | | them need to be at least 100 years old. The |
| where you parked. Inhabited areas are great | | | | machines that make bottles today do so in mass |
| places to find old and rare glass, make sure you | | | | production. Finding glass that is rare and intact |
| are allowed to search in the area. Don't trespass. | | | | takes some digging, you should also look for |
| Determining how old a bottle is can help in your | | | | colored glass when searching. This is a good |
| search and capture. Many bottles have a mold | | | | indicator that it was hand blown and not done by |
| process to show how they were made. Look for | | | | a machine. Metal detectors only work if a bottle |
| seams to determine when the bottle was made; | | | | has a metal cap attached, other than that begin |
| some might even have the dates stamped on the | | | | your search and expand to other areas as you |
| bottom. The bottles made during WWI have a | | | | before more familiar with antique glass. |
| distinct look. | | | | |